Merritt Park, New York
CDP
About Merritt Park
Merritt Park is a small unincorporated community in eastern New York.
Merritt Park holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.44 square miles.
📰 Merritt Park News Today
- Merritt Park Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Merritt Park, NY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 12
- Fishkill, New York Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15
- Duo Dickinson: The Merritt Parkway is a national treasure New Haven Register · Nov 9
- Commentary: The Merritt Parkway is a national treasure CT Insider · Aug 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Merritt Park Unique
- The only place in America named Merritt Park — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Great Buddha Hall · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Merritt Park
- Knapp Road Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Taconic Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- West Branch Headwaters Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Doug Phillips Park reviews ★
- Douglas Phillips Park reviews ★
- Fahnestock Winter Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.44 sq mi
Coordinates41.5385, -73.8724